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ac ad af ag ah ai al am an ap ar as at au av aw ax ability His ability, capability. thaawun able To be able to reach, as the bottom. dead To be able to fit into. taaw To be able, as to do something. tael To be able to reach. theath about Type of small shell which lives in the mangrove or amongst the rocks, about an inch long and dark in color; adze. A type of hand-ax that looks much like a hoe, but smaller. children's talk for male genitals. bachngul Late afternoon from about noon to midnight. baleayaal' To rush or roam about in an excited state. burburteal Rush about in an excited state. burburtël Parable; story or history about past events told to illustrate a moral or spiritual truth truism. chep To roam about, as in the night; to rummage in stuff looking for something. daaraaw To look as if about to cry. dabluqluuq To roam about, as in the night; to rummage in stuff looking for something. daraaraaw To interject a point totally irrelevent to what is being talked about. doomaar naag Moral song about the history of someone or something. falqëch To think about something. finey To wander about aimlessly. garbael To spread about, scatter around. garear v.t. To scatter, spread about. gareareeg About, approximately. goonapan About, approximately. goonap'an To think about, estimate. goonopiy News about a journey. gorong To be hit, struck; to be about, concerned with. kun Worry about, or be concerned. magaaf-aen' To worry about, fear, be afraid of, be apprehensive of. magareag News, story, tale, about, concerning. marungaqag Mid morning (about 10:00 a. m.). moobag Time, about 7 p.m., evening. munngeal' To swim about as if trying not to get drown. noengnoeng End of breastbone about the solar plexus. p'eebuw To discuss, talk about. puruuy' To be wrong about, to mistake, to tangle, entangle. qaloobochiy To be afraid of; worry about. rus naag To wander about aimlessly; a crack in glass. saath Bottle about the size of a fifth gallon, , the size of a shoyu bottle. sigoebiing To sail about. taatarëg Its waste; rust, feces, guts, intestines, bilge (of a boat), filth, remains; song of abuse about someone. t'aay Cause of something, what brought something about. tapgin To be different, to difer; to pass, cross; (as possessed noun) relation, boundary, distance, between; what one has to say about oneself, one's welfare. thiil To discuss, talk about. turuuy' To instruct somebody about the To instruct somebody about the above Root of a type of tree ( Above it, on top of it, on it; his behavior. dakeän Bench, stage, platform in a tree above the ground, copra drying hut. faang abreast Abreast, side-by-side in walking. tilfaafat abstain To perform propitious acts; to abstain; propitiate; to make safe. gafaeliy abstention Propitious act, propitious, abstention. faalngin Propitious act, propitious abstention. fanglean Propitious act, propitious abstention. gafaal abuse Its waste; rust, feces, guts, intestines, bilge (of a boat), filth, remains; song of abuse about someone. t'aay accent Accent, as ni speech. toon accenting To nod many time as a sign of accenting gachimchim accepts Person who accepts an offer only the second time. gilfith accident To fall accidentally; to have an accident; to injure oneself accidentally. doel' To find, usually by accident. feang Get hurt, as with a knife, or in an accident. feebithir Get hurt, as with a knife, or in an accident. feefithir To find, discover, as by accident, pick up. feen To find, discover, as by accident, pick up. feenfeen To find, discover, as by accident, pick up. feeng To find, discover, as by accident, pick up. feengfeeng To have an accident. kal To find, discover by accident, come upon. pat To find or meet by accident suddenly. suk' To have an accident in a canoe while sailing. tabrëy accidentally To fall accidentally; to have an accident; to injure oneself accidentally. doel' To happen accidentally. kol To happen accidentally. makal To accidentally say or do something; to chance. sach To fall into accidentally, slip into. thar To fall into accidentally, slip into. thear To collide against; to hit accidentally. tun acclaimed Skillful at something; be popularly acclaimed as an expert in something; rich. cheag accompany To follow, accompany, go with. qun accomplish To accomplish little. girgiriy according To count; to find out how many of a thing there is. To group according to type. baap'eag Advance order of fish according to custom. dabung To advance order according to Yapese custom. maaraay To advance order according to Yapese custom. maaraay naag accurate Correct, matching, true, straight, accurate; its price, value, cost, pay, counterpart, opposite; navigator, navigation. paluw ache To throb with pain, to ache. qöbqoeb To throb with pain, to ache. qoeb achieve To attain, achieve. nameag To attain, achieve. namiy To achieve, earn. thag naag achievement His handiwork, his achievement. goson achilles Achilles tendon. garaaw Type of fish, achilles tang. walool acid Pain in teeth from eating acid or sweet food; sprained ankle. marchum Pain in teeth from acid food. warchum Pain in teeth from acid food. worchum Pain in teeth from acid food. wurchum acidic Slippery, dull; toothache from eating too much acidic food. m'urm'uur acquire To hook; of a woman, to acquire property by marriage. l'eeg across To transfer, transport, carry across, translate. qaaf To transfer, transport, carry across, translate. qab To transfer, transport, carry across, translate. qabuweeg To transfer, transport, carry across, translate. qafuweeg Certain type of path across taro. yib acting To hold one's temper from showing or acting it out. k'aed-aen' Slow moving or acting, said of person. poor action Sexual action, sexual organ. golong Its effect, action, work; his behavior, personality. pangin His behavior, personality; its effect, action, work. puman Consequence, after, side effects of human action. weenagan actions To make threatening actions. gaareag To provoke a fight with menacing faces and actions. gaath To make threatening actions; to swing something at someone. geereeg His magical influence or actions. machaan activities To engage in taboo, land-oriented activities before fishing. galimlim activity To work; job, activity. maruweel acts To perform propitious acts; to abstain; propitiate; to make safe. gafaeliy add To add to, to put with, to stick something to something; to put things together. chaagiy To add to, to join two things, to match up, to mix in. puthuy To add to, to put with. yigey added To be together, united, stuck unto something; be added to. chaag Grated food and water added. roogäch Added to, or stuck to. yagag address Term of address to a younger male. tam Term of address for grandmother. tiit Term of address used to a girl. tin Term of address to a close friend. tooq adhere To stick, adhere. gabael adjectives Is, be, the attributive predicator, occurring with both adjectives (" administer To plan, administer, arrange, order. gaagyëg To plan, administer, arrange, order. gaagyëg naag administration The government, administration. qaam admire To look at and admire. seebaeliy adopt To pick, pluck off, as a leaf; to adopt a child. poef adult To wear a single loin cloth by an adult; single loin cloth worn by an adult man. machiy Adult, mature person. piqilal To grow old, be old, to mature, be adult. qilal adultery Love affair, sectet dating, adultery, fornication. qiling advance Advance order of fish according to custom. dabung To advance order according to Yapese custom. maaraay To advance order according to Yapese custom. maaraay naag adze Type of small shell which lives in the mangrove or amongst the rocks, about an inch long and dark in color; adze. A type of hand-ax that looks much like a hoe, but smaller. children's talk for male genitals. bachngul Type of adze. galchaangal Type of adze, axe. k'eethäm Adze handle. moel To ricochet, bounce off; to chip, as with an adze; to whittle, to plane. sirif To whittle, to plane, to shave wood, to knock off chips as with an adze, to adze, to chip; to strike a match. thir To whittle, to plane, to shave wood, to knock off chips as with an adze, to adze, to chip; to strike a match. thirif To whittle, to plane, to shave wood, to knock off chips as with an adze, to adze, to chip; to strike a match. thirthir Adze, axe. tow Type of adze with curved blade. tow ni goey affair Love affair, sectet dating, adultery, fornication. qiling affairs Secret love affairs. meqiling affirmation To nod the head in affirmation. guchim afraid Afraid; worry. digow Fear of the person or thing you're afraid of. digowean Brave, courageous, not afraid of anything; a target not easily hit. faluuq To be scared of something, be afraid of something. madugdaeg Scared, afraid, apprehensive, fearful. magar To worry about, fear, be afraid of, be apprehensive of. magareag To be afraid, to fear. rus To be afraid of; worry about. rus naag after The first two days (or nights) after the full moon when moon is seen in the east right on the horizon. bachaaw The wood of any hibiscus plants after the bark has been stripped off. bal'iy To take a chance after being told of the danger involved. biibiy The non-fibrous part left from coconut husk after Cresent moon after new moon seen in the west. bungol To lust after sexually (woman in general). daawol To lust after sexually (woman in general). daawol naag To lust after sexually. därngal To lust after sexually. dirngal Two days after tomorrow. duk'uuf To take after, as a child after his father. fil To uncover a cooked pot of food; to come to the surface of the water after being under. foer Tomorrow, the day after today. gabuul To purse, of anus after defecating, especially of chicken. gumgum Day after tomorrow. länglaeth Day after tomorrow. längleeth To probe after, as with a toothpick; to grope in a hole. liilik'iy To chase, run after. l'oel'oeg The stub of a branch left on a tree after a part of it has broken off. madang Silt in water after it has been agitated. magërgër To chase, run after. mal'ool'oog To look after, as children, etc.; to guard, watch over. watchman, guard. matanag To look after, as children, etc.; to guard, watch over. matanagiy To spring up, as grass after a fire; jump up, as people in a panic. muguw To calm down, as after a storm. paslag To calm down, as after a storm. paslëg To wash hands, as after eating. riiq paaq Consequence, after, side effects of human action. weenagan Third day after full moon. woedalip Ceremony after someone has been buried. yaqal afterbirth Placenta, afterbirth. kaan Foot of the bed; low place (socially); afterbirth. The color black, dark-colored. taqay aftermath Its weight or aftermath. luburean afternoon Late afternoon from about noon to midnight. baleayaal' Late afternoon, or early evening. ganaawurug Afternoon. mathigyaal' Afternoon. pal again To be permissible to Also, again, yet, still. ku Hard, strong, forceful, stiff; short-tempered; bad sport; left over and reuseable thatch on a roof when you're going to thatch again; ripe, as fruit. qël against To bump against lightly; graze. bit' To repeatedly bump against, touch. bit'bit' To bump against lightly; graze. but' To collide against. chaafin naag To stick to, attach, be up against;. gabad To stick to, attach, be up against. gabadiy To lean against. gireey' To lean against. gireq To lean against something. gireqeg Seat back, something to lean against, back rest. maagireeq Seat back, something to lean against, back rest. maagireey' Against current. miit ea daay To rub against. mileegich To rub against. mileegichiy Crushed, jammed against. muquuquy To fall down, bump against, hit against. pum To hit against, pound, beat a person up (slang); to tattoo. qän To graze against, to richochet. sabthar To graze against, to richochet. sabthareag To graze against, to richochet. sabthariy To rub something against something repeatedly. sursuruy To rub, graze against repeatedly. suusuruy Against, opposed, anti. tagoopaluw To collide against; to hit accidentally. tun To be restrained, held back; to collide against repeatedly. tuntun To collide against repeatedly. tuntuneeg age Old; old age, old person. labthir Middle in age, of siblings. mooruw Girl, women of child-bearing age. rugood Wrinkled, from age, of betel nut. woew Wrinkled, from age, of betel nut. woewwoew To coil around, as of a vine around something, to embrace; to be wrinkled from age, of betel nut. yabachbach Generation, age. yangar Be in same age group. yuuyangar ages Bunch from which coconut palm nuts grow; generation (of ages); four copra strung together for agility Agility. paatag agitate To pull up, dig up, wake up, agitate, stir up, root up continously or repeatedly. pugpuug To pull up, root up, wake up, stir up, agitate, dig up. puug To pull up, stir up, root up, agitate, wake up; agitated, stirred up. puw agitated Silt in water after it has been agitated. magërgër To pull up, stir up, root up, agitate, wake up; agitated, stirred up. puw ago Past time, a while ago, before. faraam Long ago, ancient. kaakaroom agree To give instructions or directions; to agree; to date someone; to meet by appointment. madil naag agreement To give a message to someone, to make an agreement, appointment or date with someone; a date, agreement, appointment. madil ahead First, ahead, in front of,, before; the front. m'oon First, ahead, in front of, before; the front. soomm'oon ailment Type of skin ailment; type of necklace. girmow aiming Inaccurate, of aiming. chalaf aimlessly To wander about aimlessly. garbael To drift around aimlessly. män'maen' Wind, air; to wander, roam around aimlessly. nifeeng To wander about aimlessly; a crack in glass. saath air To catch something, as a ball, flying in the air. fachoel To catch something, as a ball, flying in the air. fachoeliy To go uphill, ascend, rise; come to the surface of the water for air. far To go uphill, ascend, rise; come to the surface of the water for air. foor To go uphill, ascend, rise; come to the surface of the water for air. for To burst out, of bursts of air, as when a puffer fish blows up. f'uuf'uw Wind, air; to wander, roam around aimlessly. nifeeng Air plane. sikoekii Air plane. sikoekiy Tail in air, or feet in the air. tiibool airplane Airplane. hikoekii airport Airport. hikoejoe Airport. sikoejoe albatross Brown albatross. gowaang alcoholic Bar, public place for drinking alcoholic beverages. baar alert Alert. maqod qaraan Alert, on the fall, fast to act. paanag algea Moss; certain type of fungus or algea. l'aal'aaw alive Alive, living. fas To enliven, make alive; to raise crops; to resurrect. faseag all Good enough; all right. bung In dancing: at the beginning when all dancers are lined up, but sitting, or standing quietly, waiting for the dance to start. chap You all. dapiy To scatter, separate, spread things all over; two divorce two people. dareag Someone who is sick all the time. finm'aar All. gabiin All, every. gubiin Broken, snapped in two; all set. m'ing Wrinkled, curly, wavy, all broken up. m'ingm'ing To be finished, ended, done, all gone. mus To peel all the way down, e.g. banana, etc. paangalik' All broken up, multiply blistered, as from sunburn. pilpil All, everything. qörngin Quantity of, amount of, all of, as much of, every, everyone, everybody. qurngin All in a row. tafach allergenic Infected, bad, poisonous, allergenic; to criticize someone, to "bad mouth". qadaaw alligator Alligator, crocodile. gaayuch all-knowing Sage, all-knowing magic person. saethiiw Sage, all-knowing magic person. saethuw Sage, all-knowing magic person. soethuw allow To leave, let, let alone, let go, permit, allow, drop, throw, loose, release; to show, of a movie. paag allowing Type of fishing. drop-line fishing while allowing the boat to drift with the current. Done in breakers outside of reef. fadilaeg almost Almost ripe, of fruit. magorgor To almost slap; to make a slap at someone but to hold back at the last instant; tilting, like a tree. mear To almost slap; to take a slap at someone but to hold back at at the last instant. saakaleag alone To leave, let, let alone, let go, permit, allow, drop, throw, loose, release; to show, of a movie. paag along A type of tree with a whitish sap that grows along the shoreline. A ball use for playing. A time or occasion of playing ball. baat' To eat fish or meat along with food. th'aag alphabet Letter of the alphabet. leetraa already To bury a new corpse inside the grave that's already been used to bury another corpse before. bigbigiy ea yaam' also Lavalava or waistband made in Ulithi; worn by Yapese men as a waistband and by Outer Island women as a wrap-around skirt, and also used in the Outer Islands for burying the dead; woven from banana stem fiber, and also from cotton thread. The common kinds are black and white, but they are also made with various colors and patterns. baagiy Classifier for betel nuts and certain fruits, also for lines. bael' Village in Ruul; it is also the main village in Ruul. Balaabaat' To press, push down on, weigh on; also kind of productive magic. dilaey' To press, push down on, weigh on; also a kind of productive magic. dileq Also, again, yet, still. ku Half; also counter for sticks and long objects. lëy Cloth, clothing; also used for Part of Sweet tasting; also used to refer to sexual climax. magqën Young coconut meat; to be pale; to turn pale, as lips when cold. Also for egg white. manaaw Classifier for betel nuts and certain fruits, also for lines, strings, etc. yael' altar Altar for magic; headquarter. toochuuch alternate To alternate, take turns; to be different, to differ. thilthiil although To imply or to mean although not outright. faan naag always Someone who nags, always asking for the same thing over and over. feekchilig Always lucky. yuuq ambidexterous Basket with two America Balsa wood, which floats in from South America. The wood is used for corks for bottles, floats for nets, etc.; any soft light wood like this. badbaad America; the English language; type of banana. Mariikeen Americans The island in Palau called Angaur by Americans. A Yapese dance composed in Angaur, belonging to Tamil. One of the type of dance called among To pick a few from among the possible. baat'eag Root of a type of tree ( amongst Type of small shell which lives in the mangrove or amongst the rocks, about an inch long and dark in color; adze. A type of hand-ax that looks much like a hoe, but smaller. children's talk for male genitals. bachngul amount Quantity of, amount of, all of, as much of, every, everyone, everybody. qurngin ancestors Ancestors, descendants. lik' ea gaal' anchor Anchor. qaangkar Anchor; to anchor. yiluuy Anchor; to anchor. yuluuy anchored Husking stick, one that is anchored down. gasfath anchor-minded To be single-minded, obsessed. To have the mind fixed on one thing. (Literally: "anchor-minded") yiluuy-aen' ancient Ancient songs and chant; kind of song in which a group sing. dafeal' Long ago, ancient. kaakaroom anemone Type of sea anemone. gawuch Sea anemone. turmeen Angaur The island in Palau called Angaur by Americans. A Yapese dance composed in Angaur, belonging to Tamil. One of the type of dance called angel Angel. qeangel anger To shout, as in anger. waqchar angle To fish with straight line, to angle. lum'eag angrily To feel rejected, reject angrily; sulk. duur Reject angrily, sulk. tubqël angry Angry, mad. damuumuw Angry, mad. puw-aen' Angry, mad. qalal-aen' Angry, mad. qall-aen' To get mad, angry, ready to quarrel, to bristle. thung animal Skin of an animal; hide. biyach Fur, of animal. buchöq Suddenly to get up and go, as if one had just remembered something one had to do; to leave in a hurry; to ^split^; to thrash like a wild animal. chigar To struggle to win, as an animal or person caught. chiichigar To raise or nurture, as children, animal. chugöliy To raise or nurture, as children or animal. chugul To feed, as a person or an animal. daruwoq To feed, as a person or an animal. daruwoqiy To feed; water a person or an animal. duruwoqiy Its bark, skin (but not of an animal or human). fitiyuruq To dig, root, as an animal. furuy Horn of an animal; awl. spike tool; tool for husking coconuts. gaagëy Animal. gamanmaan Pen, as for pig or other animal. maaroor Kind of animal. roguy animals Worm, especially those that are parasitic to humans or other animals. faakl'uud To crawl; crawling animals. garaaraaw To crawl; crawling animals. garooraaw Wild, untamed, of animals. magaagar Milk (of animals, not humans). meelik A pen for animals. suum ankle Pain in teeth from eating acid or sweet food; sprained ankle. marchum Twisted, of ankle. marup anoint To anoint or paint the body. liif To anoint or paint the body. liyef To smear, anoint. peeriqiy To apply, to anoint. thiy another Paper; book; letter, written from one person to another. baabiyor To bury a new corpse inside the grave that's already been used to bury another corpse before. bigbigiy ea yaam' To cut a piece of wood so that another piece will fit nicely into it. boeboey Make a notch in a piece of wood for another piece to fit. böqbuqiy Touch something to another thing. matheag To be unstable, go from one thing to another. qafqaf To strip a piece of skin of the husk of a coconut to tie it to another that was likewise stripped, in order to carry them. theethey another's Arms around one another's shoulders. paalyëg answering Is, be, the attributive predicator, occurring with both adjectives (" ant Type of large, black ant. gan'ing Type of ant. gin'gin' Type of brown ant. k'iith Type of brown ant. k'ithk'iith Type of small brown ant. n'igin' Type of ant. qaprigog Queen ant, termite. weeluwol anti Against, opposed, anti. tagoopaluw anus His anus. geeq His anus. geey' My anus. giqiy To purse, of anus after defecating, especially of chicken. gumgum His anus. laen geeq His anus. laen geey' To wipe the anus. l'iif any Balsa wood, which floats in from South America. The wood is used for corks for bottles, floats for nets, etc.; any soft light wood like this. badbaad The wood of any hibiscus plants after the bark has been stripped off. bal'iy To stand something up that was laying down. To open up a crab of any kind. bigbigiy Stump of a coconut tree; when possessed it may refer to the stump of any kind of tree. bulbul Heat of any physical object which can be touched. chogow There is not any. daqan riy Hibiscus tree; loincloth or any sort of cloth made from hibiscus bark. gaal' To bother someone, as when he's fishing so that he won't catch any fish. maalaang Coconut; coconut tree spine; any trunk, as of a tree. niiw Type of quart bottle, any cylindrical bottle. yabachbach anyone Help anyone who is in piteous condition. chathawal To help anyone who is in piteous condition. chathawaliy anything Just covered by tide, or anything. chap To suck (as breast); to suckle; to suck anything. doedöqöy Brave, courageous, not afraid of anything; a target not easily hit. faluuq Left over from anything; slow to move. magëch Person who will eat anything. malunglaeng Flint; anything hard like flint. pachëq Bundle of anything like long sticks, bamboo, etc. thum anyway To marry children of brothers, anyway people of one apart To spread apart, of a girl's legs. gurudiy To spread apart, of a girl's legs. mogorod appear To appear, become visible. m'uug appearance Fitting in appearance. gaamog Appearance, of something with a bad appearance. gusun Bad, offensive, of smell, appearance, etc. kan appears Spirit that appears through a person, familiar spirit. thagith appetite To feel glutted; lose appetite for something by overeating. fang-aen' To whet, as one's appetite. k'ook'oy applaud To clap the hands, applaud. waay To clap the hands, applaud. waaywaay apple Apple, star-apple, mountain apple. qarfaath Apple, star-apple, mountain apple. qarfaath ni ngabchëy apply To apply, to anoint. thiy appointment To give a message to someone, to make an agreement, appointment or date with someone; a date, agreement, appointment. madil To give instructions or directions; to agree; to date someone; to meet by appointment. madil naag Date, appointment. yaar appointments Appointments, dates. tamadil apppearance Picture of, form of, apppearance of, image of, soul of, spirit of. yaqan apprehensive Scared, afraid, apprehensive, fearful. magar To worry about, fear, be afraid of, be apprehensive of. magareag approach To approach. qanag To approach, arrive. qanog approaching To boil; snore; purr; sound of approaching rain. ligil approximately Springtime, approximately late March. dawëy About, approximately. goonapan About, approximately. goonap'an Approximately. sagoonopan April The month of April. maraggil The month of April. Qapriil arch To bend, as a bow or arch. boereeg To bend as a bow or arch. boor archer Type of fish, archer fish. qathaang archway Japanese ornamental gate or archway. moong area To things that area connected together. mathyach Attic, area under roof; type of rock formation in the sea. quliy areas Type of bird that lives in taro patches. Type of bird that lives in swampy areas, like taro patches. It is smaller than a argue To argue. maeluqag thiin arguement To side of a person in an arguement as if he's right. bigbigiy beaq To side one in an arguement. fool ngaak' argument Give in, in an argument. m'ing fean arise To wake up, awake, arise, get up. qod To wake up, awake, arise, get up. qodqod arm To clap by slapping the crook of the arm. gaeluch His hand, his arm; one's responsibilities; branch; classifier for branches. paaq To clap by slapping the crook of the arm. pool To clap by slapping the crook of the arm. poolpool To carry under the arm. qalibey Elephantiasis of stomach, scrotum, arm, etc. siimaaw To come tumbling down; to arm wrestle. theek To topple, fall over, lean; to arm wrestle. thig arm-hold A type of arm-hold. weel armor Armor tank. taangkuu armpit His armpit. taqalibean arms To carry things in the arms or hands clutched to the chest so that it won't fall. dabar To carry things in the arms or hands cluched to the chest so that it won't fall. dabar naag To carry things in the arms or hands clutched to the chest so that it won't fall. dabariy Arms around one another's shoulders. paalyëg To carry one by supporting under his arms. poeliy Elephantasis of arms or legs. saesyow arm's To push something away, to keep at arm's length. thuruy Army Leave (as from Army). liib around Tangled, of string or rope; coiled around each other, coiled up. bachbach To wrap or wind around, as a rope, line, string around a cylindrical object. baechiy To roll or coil something up repeatedly, continuosly or completely; to roll or wind a line around something completely. bichbichiy To roll or coil something up; to roll or wind a line around something bichiy To rush around in an excited state. burteal Rush around in an excited state. burtël To look around. chaachangar To look around for something. chaachangar naag To fly around. chaachangëg To look around wonderingly. chabcheab To look at; to look around. changar To turn around, spin, rotate. cheal To turn around, spin rotate. chealcheal To turn something around; spin or rotate something; to start an engine car, etc. cheeleeg To coil or wrap itself around a pole, said of vines, yams, beans, etc. choediy To move around repeatedly. doomaa To play, fool around; walk around. faafeäl To tie around waist. faas To reverse the sail of a canoe; to turn the sail of a canoe around; to tack. gaach To kid around, fool around; playful. galaesuw To spread, scatter something around. garaareag To spread about, scatter around. garear Enough to go around. k'af To be filled or diffused with something; be plentiful, copious; be spread around, as news. koth To be filled or diffused with something; be plentiful, copious; be spread around, as news. kotheag Lavalava, wrap around clothing. laablaab Wrap a piece of cloth around the waist. laablaab A stick; to poke around in a hole. leak' To turn over, to twist around, to rotate, to turn. leepey Thing worn by a man (only To twist around, to turn over, to rotate, to turn. loeloepey To turn over, to twist around, to rotate, to turn. loepey To drift around aimlessly. män'maen' Wind, air; to wander, roam around aimlessly. nifeeng Arms around one another's shoulders. paalyëg Kind of game like capture the flag bun run around the port. qachuumaaree To flop around, as a fish. qadaldal To tie a loop around. qupöliy Somewhat tangled, coiled around, of string or rope. sabachbach To coil around, as of a vine around something, to embrace; to be wrinkled from age, of betel nut. yabachbach To walk around, go around. yaenyaen To make a fence around something. yarooriy aroused Sexually aroused. makaakëy arrange Arrange to do something. fool dammal To plan, administer, arrange, order. gaagyëg To plan, administer, arrange, order. gaagyëg naag To arrange. yabag To arrange, put in order. yabagiy arrangement Plan, arrangement. tanom arrive To drift. To drift and arrive somewhere; to beach. madab To reach, arrive at, meet. madaq To approach, arrive. qanog To arrive; to be possible; to occur; to happen. taaw To arrive at the top, to surmount. thag arrived Pertains to foreigners, especially white skinned ones. So called because they were thought to have arrived from foam in the ocean. faak ea wuth To make a sound so that people will know you have arrived. meer arrowroot Arrowroot. chabchab arrows Bow for shooting arrows. gat'ing article Is, be, the attributive predicator, occurring with both adjectives (" ascend To go uphill, ascend, rise; come to the surface of the water for air. far To go up, up hill, ascend, go up a slope. farthog To go uphill, ascend, rise; come to the surface of the water for air. foor To go uphill, ascend, rise; come to the surface of the water for air. for To rise, ascend, as in water. forfor ascenting To nod in ascenting. gachim naag ascertain To support, establish, fix, determine, set, steady, make firm, make certain, ascertain, make definite. duugiliy To determine, make definite, certain, to fix, to decide, ascertain. turuguy ascertained Supported, leaned on; certain, established. fixed; determined, ascertained, set, steady, firm, definite; stand, as opposed to sitting; to stop moving, as a car. duugil ash Type of climbing vine, ash pumpkin. thalruus Type of climbing vine, ash pumpkin. tharruus Ash pumpkin. toogaang ashamed To be ashamed, or turn pale. saak'aaw Ashamed, embarrassed, shy. taamaraq ashes Charcoal or ashes from coconut shells. k'arfin Charcoal or ashes form coconut shells. qaffin Flying ashes or sparks. qalburbur Ashes. qawaat aside To cast aside, as trash. garpëy To put something aside to ripen. lib To put something aside to ripen. libeeg To cast aside carelessly or roughly. qataraapëy To push someone aside with the hands. tharab To push someone aside with the hands. tharabeeg To sweep something aside, as with the edge of the hand. yoothor To sweep something aside, as with the edge of the hand. yoothor naag ask To question someone; to ask. deqer To question someone; to ask a question. deqeriy To ask someone something. fiith To ask questions, questioning someone, investigate. fithfiith To beg, ask for. maen To beg, ask for. niing A kind of women's dance in which they ask for things. tayoer To humble oneself, to ask for pardon, forgiveness. weeniig asking Someone who nags, always asking for the same thing over and over. feekchilig assemble To build something; to put something together; to assemble something. chaamëy To build something; to put something together; to assemble something. chaamiy assembly Gathering, group, assembly, collection; eating rank. mookun Meeting, gathering, assembly, group, collection. moqulung Meeting, gathering, assembly, group, collection. muqulung Gathering, group, assembly, collection; eating rank. muukun Pile, stack, group, colelection, gathering, assembly. qulung A place where people meet, sort of like an assembly hall. tawes associate To associate with in eating, eat together. tabwoq asthma Asthma. matungufaan Asthma. qafqaf Asthma. tunguufaan atoll Atoll. doonguch ni lugumathaaw An atoll in Ponape district. Ganaat attach To stick to, attach, be up against;. gabad To stick to, attach, be up against. gabadiy To stick something to something, attach. gabäliy attain To attain an eating rank; to fold, as paper. duguy To attain, achieve. nameag To attain, achieve. namiy attention Opposite of To listen to, to pay attention to. matooyil attic Attic, area under roof; type of rock formation in the sea. quliy attributive Is, be, the attributive predicator, occurring with both adjectives (" audacious To itch, be hot, like peeper; be daring, audacious. mak'adk'aad August The month of August. maakaan The month of august. Qaawguust authoritative An authoritative word, official order from a chief to publish certain information. thiinog authority Authority, rule. gil'iilunguun To sit up, be erect, be in authority. suwon King, authority. yalung automobile Car, automobile. kaamoech Car, automobile; cart. kaarroo avoid To avoid something; to divert something. cheefeeg await To wait for, await. keqening awake To wake up, awake, arise, get up. qod To wake up, awake, arise, get up. qodqod Hard to awake from sleep. t'aay qawochean aware To be aware of, learn unexpectedly; to realize. naaqab To be aware of, to learn unexpectedly; to realize. naqab away To turn away from wind, turn to leeward, turn to outrigger side, turn downwind; leeward, leeside, downwind, outrigger side. gaag Lee or downwind side of canoe, side away from outrigger. gaarwol To toss something away with force. garaapëy To shoo away, chase away. laang Far away, distant. maal'aaf To throw away, to lose. n'aeg Far away, distant. paal'af Far away, distant. paal'of To throw away with great force, or as if it is garbage. qatalapëy To throw away with great force, or as if it is garbage. qatarapëy Far away, distant. qoreel Far away, distant. qureel To chase violently away. suruy To fall away; to disappear. thaey To chase away. tharath To chase away. tharathiy To fend away repeatedly. thurthuruy To push something away, to keep at arm's length. thuruy Far away, distant. toqoreel To chase away, shoo away. tuluf awkward Awkward, as in dancing. yaarfath Awkward, as in dancing. yarfath awl Horn of an animal; awl. spike tool; tool for husking coconuts. gaagëy awoke Easily awoke from sleep. qod qaraan axe To swing, as an axe, a knife, etc. furuy Type of adze, axe. k'eethäm Adze, axe. tow |
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